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Raymond175 · Contributor Joined: 24 Apr 2002 Posts: 72

Hello,

I've just created a database file uploader program. A little application that uploads certain files in specified paths to a database. This is for opening them though the Intranet.

Now this program runs on the server in out company, a Windows 2000 Server. I want to run my little application as a Windows System Service, but when I install my program as a service, it is listed in the list, and it sometimes starts also, but it always gives an error: It cannot start the program because the start and stop procedures are missing or something (I can't remember exactly).

Does anyone know how I can get this program as a Windows Service?

Thanks in advance,
Raymond

jules · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:55 pm Post subject:

What I have done for my VDS apps that I want to run as a service is use a free program called XYNTService. It runs as a service, and then ensures that your VDS app(s) are running.

VDS apps themselves can't be services by themselves because services have to export various functions that Windows needs to control them. I unfortunaltely can't say more, but it's possible that VDS 6 will be able to create executables based on a variety of different stubs, and strangely enough, I happen to have developed a stub that runs as a service...

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject:

Raymond, below you can find an example CodeScript made with the help of the program Jules mentioned... Smile

http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=1942

jules · Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

If that seems complicated, then actually I found that I could do everything using the program, without any of Codescript's API stuff!

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

I recall that VDS EXE's don't work as a Windows service if they have a
dialog. As long as you don't show a dialog box on the service executable
then you should be fine.

jules · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:04 pm Post subject:

You can have a window that is not show, which is sometimes useful. Actually, you can show a dialog, but it hangs the service if there isn't a desktop on the screen at the time. I found that I could test for a desktop by looking for the window class #ProgMan.

CodeScript · Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:14 pm Post subject:

If U desperately need a dialog then prolly API is the only way - so that U can destroy the dialog without quitiing the application.
Ofcourse this is complicated for most users and doesn't allow use of VDS elements though one can use elements from extensions.